ArticleGlobal health action2022
Factors associated with home delivery preference among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Utilization of maternal healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of homebirth preference and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Exploring the association between home delivery and under-five mortality in Ethiopia: A bivariate multilevel mixed-effects analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Home birth and its associated factors among mothers aged 15-49 years in Somalia: a nationwide population-based cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Home delivery among women with adequate antenatal care: insights from a multilevel analysis of the 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Predicting home delivery and identifying its determinants among women aged 15-49 years in sub-Saharan African countries using a Demographic and Health Surveys 2016-2023: a machine learning algorithm.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A phenomenological qualitative study of male-partners perspectives of maternity waiting homes in rural Ethiopia.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Determinants of home delivery among reproductive age women in Bore District, East Guji Zone, Ethiopia: a case-control study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Using geographically weighted regression analysis to assess predictors of home birth hot spots in Ethiopia.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHome delivery is associated with a high risk of maternal and neonatal mortality. The prevalence and factors associated with home delivery have been studied retrospectively among women in Ethiopia. However, no national studies have assessed pregnant women's preferences for home delivery.
objectiveTo assess factors associated with preferences for home delivery among pregnant women in Ethiopia.
methodsWe analysed a sample of 678 pregnant women derived from the 2019 performance monitoring for action cross-sectional survey. The association between pregnant women's preferences for home delivery and several individual, household, healthcare, and community factors were explored through log-Poisson regression with robust variance.
resultsThe weighted prevalence of pregnant women's preferences for home delivery in Ethiopia was 33%. Pregnant women between the ages of 15-19 years (PR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.43-4.00) had a higher preference for home delivery compared to those above 34 years. Those who had no Antenatal care (ANC) visit in the current pregnancy (PR = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.11-2.11), multipara women (PR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.19-2.92) those who did not discuss place of delivery with their partners (PR = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.18-2.10), did not participate in a community-based program called '1 to 5' network meetings (PR = 4.5; 95% CI: 1.09-18.95), and those who perceived low community support for facility delivery (PR = 2.2; 95% CI: 1.53-3.20) had a higher prevalence of home delivery preference compared to their references.
conclusionsA significant proportion of pregnant women preferred home deliveries in Ethiopia. Household and community supporting factors such as not discussing place of delivery with a partner, not participating in women developmental army meetings, and perceived low community support were associated with preference for home delivery. Interventions should address these factors to increase facility deliveries in Ethiopia.
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